# Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 23: Common provisions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall ensure that any contractual provision that prevents compliance with Articles 19, 20 and 21 shall be unenforceable in relation to authors and performers.
2. Members States shall provide that Articles 18 to 22 of this Directive do not apply to authors of a computer program within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 2009/24/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/790/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-790/article-23
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